> p.s.  so, did they get that fuel-gauge fixed on the shuttle?
> or did they just decide to go ahead with it not working right?
> maybe they figured since there are no filling stations anyway,
> it really didn't matter if the gauge worked correctly or not...

The “fuel gauge” aka ECO sensors were tested 3 times (maybe more) on launch day and all tests they performed ok.  The issue from the previous launch attempt did not arise again.  It’s still in an intermittent problem.

Joseph